30 DAYS OF FEELING - DAY 19 The things we learn from our parents shape us for life, you will become the parent your parents where to you, and they were the parents their parents were to them, like a circle that repeats itself with each generation. You learn the meaning of a mother from … Continue reading Money doesn’t replace Motherlove
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Today was once magical
30 DAYS OF FEELING - DAY 11 I have always believed that if I want to have a great relationship, if I want to find the love of my life, I should find someone who is born between the 3th and 13th of September. As a kid, I only new two couples, my grandparents, who … Continue reading Today was once magical
The Effect Of A Mother’s High Standards (Read: standards that will just always be too high for you)
Illustration by Barbara Jenjaroentham - @barbsiegraphy I got through the previous decade of my life because I was the best. I have been the best student to my professor, the best grandchild to my grandparents, the best neighbour to the people that have lived close to me, the best costumer to my gym, the best … Continue reading The Effect Of A Mother’s High Standards (Read: standards that will just always be too high for you)
ADHD and Sex – Balance Between Obsession and Many Distractions
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD, causes a range of symptoms like being distracted, impulsive and unorganised. However, a life with an ADHD brain comes with much more than the well known general list of symptoms. Although ADHD presents itself differently in each brain, the struggles never limit themselves to the inability to sit still. I believe … Continue reading ADHD and Sex – Balance Between Obsession and Many Distractions
How my Childhood Trauma Affects my Relationships
Loving the ADHD devil - DAY 28 I have a problem with relationships, not just the romantic ones, but all of them. When I was younger I noticed how I could never behave properly in any kind of relationship, getting angry without reason, demanding the impossible or just abandon everyone when things got too complicated. … Continue reading How my Childhood Trauma Affects my Relationships
Never Give In
Loving the ADHD devil - DAY 25 I until last week I have spend quite some time feeling pretty good. A period in which I accepted my lack of energy, allowed my ADHD devil to exist and when I discovered part of who I am supposed to be. My days became bright for a while … Continue reading Never Give In
Adore your (ADH)Difference
Loving the ADHD devil - DAY 6 I am starting the feel a happiness I have never felt before, a joy related to recognizing the true me. It is like I'm finally able to discover, and be, the person that has been hiding inside me all my life but was never able to surface. I … Continue reading Adore your (ADH)Difference
Feelings Dictionary
Loving the ADHD devil - DAY 2 I am worthless. I just pretend to have a mental problem so I can finally be my true self, the lazy, crazy and pathetic person I am today. There is nothing wrong with me besides my own inability to live a normal life, my extreme weakness and worthlessness. … Continue reading Feelings Dictionary
COVID-19 and my relationship
I have a great relationship with my boyfriend. We understand and support each other and we can be completely open to each other. To be honest, I never really believed in love and relationships, but the more I got to know my boyfriend, the more I had to start admitting there might be something like … Continue reading COVID-19 and my relationship
Stranger in my own country
I never considered myself to be a Dutchie, but I must admit I am one. I am blond, pretty pale and once a year I even eat stamppot. I did not really get the tallness, nor the ability to eat cheese and drink milk that come with being Dutch. I never felt the need to … Continue reading Stranger in my own country